21 → 24 May 2026 · Wed → Sat · three nights

From Bengaluru to the
Nilgiri quiet.

Two ways up the hills, two ways back down. Nights two and three are flexible — but the first stretch and the return drive are fixed brackets. This page is the bracket.

Travellers
3adults
Nights
321 → 24 May
Min drive
~325km · 7h via Mysore
Max drive
~445km · 9h via Salem
Stay budget
~₹30kvaries by selection
Road advisory: Masinagudi → Ooty short ghat is CLOSED 1–31 May 2026. Both viable routes detour accordingly — Route A loops via Gudalur, Route B comes up via Mettupalayam.

Your three nights, day by day.

pick · save · go
Route A · Mysore-Bandipur-Gudalur Route B · Salem-Coimbatore-Mettupalayam Both end at the Nilgiri foothills
01Wed 21 MayBon Voyage · Bengaluru → Nilgirisview day →
Leave Bengaluru pre-dawn. Mysore route is the classic; Salem route comes up via Coonoor. Arrive Nilgiris late afternoon.
Inbound route
N1 · stay for tonight
02Thu 22 MayThe Birthday 🎂 · slow Coonoor / Kotagiri dayview day →
Stay's location decides the morning: Coonoor's Sim's Park + Dolphin Nose, or Kotagiri's Catherine + Kodanad.
N2 · birthday night
03Fri 23 MayThe Long Goodbye · Pykara axis, Ooty's water & woodsview day →
Pykara Lake + Falls, Pine Forest, 9th Mile, Avalanche if time. Stay west to set up Saturday's exit.
N3 · stay for tonight
04Sat 24 MayReturn · Nilgiris → Bengaluruview day →
Pack out by 8 AM if via Bandipur (clear before sunset). Salem-Coimbatore is slower but lower risk.
Return route

Daily — sites from your stay.

proximity-sorted